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Cygnet Storage Solutions Adds Family of CD Towers and Servers to its Product line.


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 Towers and Servers Offer Customers Great Performance and

Highly Flexible Solutions for CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc.
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Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser).
 Easy, Speedy Access

Cygnet Storage Solutions, Inc. today announced the addition of CD-ROM Towers and Servers to its family of CD products. The Cygnet Tower family is based on a broad product line including entry level 7-reader CD Towers -- ideal solutions for a low to a moderate workload -- and higher end Coordinates:
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 systems with enhanced design and manageability for busy traffic. They are available in convenient desktop chassis or modular rackmount configurations.

"The Cygnet CD-ROM Towers and Servers are cost-effective, secure and flexible solutions for cataloging, disseminating and sharing information", said Wayne Augsburger, Vice President of Marketing at Cygnet Storage Solutions. "Cygnet's CD Towers come in a wide array of models that score high in terms of performance, ease of use and compatibility."

Like all Cygnet products, the towers are well designed for the future, allowing customers to easily add to their systems, should a change in needs or business growth require it. Base configurations start with a 7-bay case and they can be increased up to a 56-bay rackmount case.

Axis Communications Axis Communications AB (XSSE:AXIS) is a manufacturer of IT equipment, mostly known for its print servers and network cameras. According to its latest annual report, it has sold over 500.000 network cameras, thus claiming to be the world leader in that market. , one of the signature manufacturers of Network Attach Storage Technology, supplies a quick-response and excellent throughput connectivity module for Cygnet's network access towers. When CDs are not all accessed at the same time, the Cygnet Tower can be equipped with CD-ROM changers greatly expanding the number of CDs stored.

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 for ultra high performance applications. Customers can also add "hot-swappable" options to their system. This feature adds an extra power supply to the system ensuring non-stop operation of the unit.

"Cygnet CD-ROM Towers and Servers are a real value for the dollar," said Mike Griswold, Vice President of Sales at Cygnet Storage Solutions. "They are a strong contender in terms of price and performance as well as compatibility, providing CD-ROM access from a large number of platforms, Ethernet and Token Ring A local area network (LAN) access method developed by IBM. Conforming to the IEEE 802.5 standard, Token Ring uses a token ring access method and connects up to 255 nodes in a star topology at 4, 16 or 100 Mbps.  among them."

Depending on model and configuration, the Cygnet CD Towers and Servers range between $2,000 - $ 45,000. Cygnet offers a full, one-year parts and labor warranty on all Tower models.

Cygnet Storage Solutions, Inc. provides a broad range of modular, flexible solutions for optical storage and CD recording markets, including healthcare, banking, and entertainment. In addition to its CD jukeboxes -- Infinidisc(tm), InfiniWriter(tm), id100 -- and automated recording products -- Replicator See port replicator.

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 2, Cygnet's Series 1800 12-in. optical storage library See optical disc library.  has been installed by more imaging and enterprise-class storage end-users than any other large-format optical library. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Cygnet markets its products worldwide through partnerships with leading storage, imaging and network solutions providers in the U.S., Europe and Asia. -0-

Note: Infinidisc, InfiniWriter and Cygnet Series 1800 are trademarks of Cygnet Storage Solutions, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

CONTACT: Cygnet Storage Solutions, Inc.

Corina Ulescu, 408/383-3716
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